解剖

解

jiě

剖

po̅u

to dissect (an animal) / to analyze / anatomy

Characters and words in 解剖

解

xiè = xi + e4

surname Xie

解

jiě = ji + e3

to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection

解 = 刀 + 牛 + 角 : Mnemonic symbol: acetone, in which anything can be dissolved.

Inside of the elevator (e3) Joan of Arc (ji) is dissolving a horn (角). A moment ago she cut the horn from the bull's (牛) head using a cleaver (刀). The bull is still shocked as he sees Joan of Arc dissolve (解) his horn in acetone (解).

解

jiè = ji + e4

to transport under guard

解

xiè = xi + e4

acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) / variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

剖

po̅u = p + ou1

to cut open / to analyze / Taiwan pr. [pou3]

剖 = 刂 + 咅 : Pinochhio (p) wants to find out when he will turn into a true human. To this end, in front of the outhouse (ou1) he cuts open (剖) his latest poo-poo (咅) with a kitchen knife (刂) to analyze (剖) its composition.